US
0830 ET Mar non-farm payrolls expected +185,000, Feb +313,000. Mar private payrolls expected +190,000, Feb +287,000. Mar manufacturing payrolls expected +23,000, Feb +31,000. Mar unemployment rate expected -0.1 to 4.0%, Feb unch at 4.1%.
0830 ET Mar avg hourly earnings expected +0.3% m/m and +2.7% y/y, Feb +0.1% m/m and +2.6% y/y. Mar avg weekly hours all-employees expected unch at 34.5 hours, Feb +0.1 to 34.5 hours.
1330 ET Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers speech on the economic outlook during a visit to Chicago.
1500 ET Feb consumer credit expected +$15.5 billion, Jan +$13.906 billion.
JPN
0100 ET Japan Feb leading index CI expected -0.1 to 105.5, Jan -1.2 to 105.6. Feb coincident index expected +1.2 to 116.1, Jan -4.8 to 114.9.
GER
0200 ET German Feb industrial production expected +0.3% m/m and +4.4% y/y, Jan -0.1% m/m and +5.5% y/y.
0330 ET German Mar Markit construction PMI, Feb -7.1 to 52.7.
UK
0430 ET UK Q4 unit labor costs, Q3 +1.3% y/y.
CAN
0830 ET Canada Mar net change in employment, Feb +15,400. Mar unemployment rate, Feb -0.1 to 5.8%.
CHI
n/a Markets closed for national holiday.
Commodity Calendar – Friday 4/6/2018
Date Time Event Survey Prior
4/6/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rotary Gas Rigs 6-Apr — 194
4/6/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rotary Oil Rigs 6-Apr — 797
4/6/2018 13:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count 6-Apr — 993